Now, taking a picture and sending it, is as easy as 1-2-3.

Lisa emailed us inquiring on the cost for cleaning and preserving her wedding dress. She attached a picture of her gown in hopes it would help.

Our experts replied to Lisa and advised that while the picture was helpful, there was other information we required in order to give Lisa an approximate cost. Lisa provided our experts with the information needed and arrangements were made to have Lisa’s wedding gown picked up for cleaning and preservation.

When getting an estimate for the cleaning of your wedding dress, it is best to advise the gown specialist of the material (both the outer shell, and the inner lining), the amount of beading or sequins on your wedding dress, whether the beading or sequins on your wedding gown is glued on or sewn on, whether there is a train, layers of crinoline, whether there are pickups, and if there are pleats on the wedding dress.  A picture is always helpful.

For more information on wedding gown cleaning and preservation call us at 1-877-SINCE76 (746-2376) or email gownspecialists@parkersdrycleaners.com

Accessories to change the look of her wedding gown

Alexandra and her husband had a church ceremony for their wedding in Toronto for their parents, family and family friends.

The next day, they flew to Cuba with some of their closest friends for a destination wedding.

Alexandra choose to wear the same wedding gown to both ceremonies. Alexandra wore a lace shawl for the church ceremony, and replaced the shawl with a black belt for the beach ceremony in Cuba.

Alexandra brought her wedding gown in for cleaning after the Toronto ceremony and asked that Parkers package her wedding gown after cleaning, so that she could take her wedding gown on the flight to Cuba with her, in the easiest way possible.

Are you flying to your wedding destination?  Why not trust the experts at Parkers to package your gown in a destination kit that fits in most airline overheads.

Please note: Not all wedding gowns will fit into a destination wedding kit.

Parkers Cleaners offers free pickup and delivery for wedding gowns and all your day to day dry cleaning needs. Often when I meet a bride to pick up her wedding dress for cleaning and/or preservation, I am told how dirty the hems are.

Although I assure most of the brides that it is normal to have dirty hems and that their wedding dress does not look that bad, I am not sure they believe me.

Dirty hems equal a fun time had.

Last weekend I picked up both Susan and Allison’s wedding dresses. Both wedding dresses were not only similar in appearance, they were similar in the dirty hems. Both brides thought their particular gown looked awful and “had to have been one of the worst I have seen”

The results were fantastic.

Before

After